Roberto’s father denounced what happened to his son through a public letter: “It must not happen anymore, he was sick”
Roberto he did not make it, he died after several days in a coma, hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Civic hospital of Palermo.
The 29-year-old boy was in the city prison and was found in end of life in his cell, after he had tried to take their own lifewith the sheets of the bed.
Today his father, through a letter sent to theAntigone associationwho for years has been fighting for rights in Italian prisons, wanted report what happened to his son.
Roberto was not well and despite seeking the help of the doctors, he was coming ignored. He suffered from the heat and used all the family money to buy bottles of water, eventually collapsed.
To rescue him, as his parent said, were the other inmates, while the guards would have limited themselves to call an ambulance.
The 29-year-old arrived at the hospital in serious conditions. He went into a coma, but from that long sleep he never woke up. A few hours ago, the news of his death was made known. Today dad asks for his message to come widespread and understoodto raise awareness and make sure it never happens again.
The words of Roberto’s father, a retired policeman
Roberto did what he did because, despite asking doctors for help for his state of health, he was ignored every day. The infernal heat destroyed him, despite the fact that he spent all the money we left him to buy bottles of water to seek relief and revive a little. Eventually he collapsed after 15 days without sleep. I am a desperate father (retired policeman), who wants these things to stop happening and for there to be more attention towards these guys
The other inmates rescued and resuscitated my son, while the guards just bothered to call an ambulance. Help me to get this message across so that I can help those who are in the same situation as my son came to visit. Thank you very much and I pray that this does not happen again.
The Antigone association has made public the letter from the parent and stressed that only in 2022 there have been more 60 deaths, inmates who took their own lives. People who lived a life of depression, poverty, malaise, social exclusion.
The Department of Penitentiary Administration (Dap), after what happened, published a circular, to urge all the prisons in the country ad increase video calls and phone calls between prisoners and families.
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